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Household of Robert Smith (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1870 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, George (born 1852 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Caithness, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Janet

Smith

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Son
Female

Catherine

Smith

Daughter
Male

John

McFadyen

Boarder
Male

George

Saunders

Boarder
Male

John

Gunn

Boarder
Male

Robert

Gordon

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Smith

Son

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Smith

Daughter

-

11

1870

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McFadyen

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

George

Saunders

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

John

Gunn

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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